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Why are Some Countries in the Caribbean Dangerous Places to be LGBTQI+?

The Caribbean is a region of great cultural and linguistic diversity, but there’s something that unites many of its countries.

Today, in nine Caribbean countries, same-sex closeness is still criminalized through what are called “gross indecency” laws. These laws criminalize same-sex intimacy between men.

These nine countries participate something else in ordinary – they were formerly British colonies. So, what’s the connection between a historical tie to Britain and the ongoing criminalization of LGBTQI+ people in these countries today?

When the British colonized these islands, they imposed their Victorian laws and morality. Among these were “gross indecency” laws. Today, these laws remain on the books, contributing to the legal persecution of men who have sex with men.

But, the effects of these laws are not just felt by gay and bi men. Their continued presence, whether they are enforced or not, helps maintain a hostile social climate for all LGBTQI+ people.

Situation on the Ground

LGBTQI+ people in the Caribbean experience high levels of direct violence compared with other regions of the world. In fact

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"The first manual of its caring, Our Caribbean is an anthology of lesbian and homosexual writing from across the Antilles. The author and activist Thomas Glave has gathered outstanding fiction, nonfiction, memoir, and poetry by little-known writers together with selections by internationally celebrated figures such as José Alcántara Almánzar, Reinaldo Arenas, Dionne Brand, Michelle Cliff, Audre Lorde, Achy Obejas, and Assotto Saint. The result is an unprecedented literary conversation on gay, homosexual woman, bisexual, and transgendered experiences throughout the Caribbean and its far-flung diaspora. Many selections were originally published in Spanish, Dutch, or creole languages; some are translated into English here for the first time.

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Trinidad and Tobago recriminalises gay sex in case that could hold impact across the Caribbean

TL;DR: An appeal court in Trinidad and Tobago has overturned a court ruling that helped multiple countries across the Caribbean overturn colonially rooted laws that made gay intamacy illegal. The country will now punish gay sex with prison terms.

An appeals court in Trinidad and Tobago recriminalised consensual same-sex relations in the country this week, in a devastating turn of events for LGBTQIA+ people right across the Caribbean.

It reverses a landmark conclusion made by the High Court in 2018 to overturn a law with roots in colonial 'buggery' laws. The original case argued that Sections 13 and 16 of the country’s Sexual Offences Act were unconstitutional. The High Court agreed, ruling that the laws violated the rights of LGBTQIA+ individuals.

However, this week, after an appeal by the Attorney General, the Court of Appeal reinstated the criminalisation. In the process, it reduced the sentence down from 25 years to five years’ imprisonment -GCN

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